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I have a couple a couple of older software programs that I was trying to get to communicate with each other and tried using the Windows 7 path statement to get that accomplished. So far, bad luck.
This is the process I followed:
After I rebooted, not only could I not get the communication I'd hoped for but now get an error that reads a DLL file is missing from my system. The DLL file is indeed present but it appears that I need to get it either into a location where the error stops occurring OR get it's current location back into the PATH where my system sees it on boot. I was under the impression that I would just append one path to another with a semicolon in between but that hasn't been too successful.
This really seems a far stretch from the old DOS path opportunities.
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When it came to dying, wealthy people living in the world's earliest civilizations saw no reason not to take their most precious possessions with them. They arranged to have their favorite silver and gold rings, necklaces, pins and pendants, many encrusted in precious gems, buried or entombed with their remains.
A small but dazzling exhibit, featuring priceless and breathtakingly beautiful objects recovered by archeologists from tomb excavations during the last century, opened Wednesday at the Field Museum. The temporary show, "Masterpieces of Ancient Jewelry: Exquisite Objects from the Cradle of Civilization," was organized by the National Jewelry Institute and will remain in Chicago through July 5.


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Remembering Bishop John Coleridge Patteson, fierce opponent of the slave tr...
He was born in London in 1827. He attended Balliol College, Oxford, and graduated in 1849. After a tour of Europe and a study of languages, he became a fellow of Merton College, Oxford, in 1852. In 1855, he heard Bishop George Selwyn of New Zealand (see 11 Apr.) call for volunteers to go the South Pacific to preach the Gospel. He went there and founded a school for the education of native Christian workers. He was adept at languages and learned twenty-three of the languages spoken in the Polynesian and Melanesian Islands of the South Pacific. In 1861 he was consecrated Bishop of Melanesia.
The slave-trade was technically illegal in the South Pacific at that time, but the laws were only laxly enforced and in fact, slave-raiding was a flourishing business. Patteson was actively engaged in the effort to stamp it out. However, injured men do not always distinguish friends from foes. After slave-raiders had attacked the island of Nakapu, in the Santa Cruz group, Patteson and several companions visited the area. They were assumed to be connected with the raiders, and Patteson's body was floated back to his ship with five hatchet wounds in the chest, one for each native who had been killed in the earlier raid. The death of Bishop Patteson caused an uproar back in England, and stimulated the government there to take firm measures to stamp out slavery and the slave trade in its Pacific territories. It was also the seed of a strong and vigorous Church in Melanesia today. Patteson and his companions died on 20 September 1871.
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Tickets: £15 (to include quiz entry, curry and comedy!)
The Project is holding a Comedy, Curry & Quiz Night to raise much needed funds to continue our work supporting local young people with mental health issues, as well as their families. Tickets are £15 and on sale now, and include a full night of entertainment and food!
We are lucky to have award-winning comic, author and mental health campaigner, Dave Chawner, providing the entertainment on the night (free of charge, thank you SOOooo much!); food is being provided by the amazing Devon Kitchen Deli; and there's a quiz!
You can enter quiz teams of up to 6 people. But, if you're on your own or you don't have enough people to make up a team, don't worry – teams can also be made up on the night!
There will be a choice of curry, accompanied by rice and naan bread – chicken or vegetarian (vegan friendly, except for naan). IMPORTANT: Please specify your choice when booking. Please ask if you need further allergen information.
Tickets are available from the very lovely people at Archway Bookshop in Axminster (ticket hotline 01297 33595), or you can email us with your ticket requests.
This is an important fundraising night for us, so please do support us if you can so we can continue to help our young people. We hope you can join us!!
Our fundraising night is taking place during Eating Disorder Awareness Week (27 Feb – 5 Mar), and the evening is also a chance to raise awareness around young people's mental health issues, and the work we do at The Project.


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You Can't Detect What You Can't See: Illuminating the Entire Kill Chain
The conventional wisdom these days is that GNOME is faltering. GNOME 3 is unpopular, and users and distributions are abandoning it for alternatives such as Xfce or Mate.
The project itself suffers from a lack of developers and a loss of morale, and faces new challenges as mobile devices become more common than traditional desktop environments.
So what strategies are available for GNOME in the next few years?
This ugly assessment of GNOME's current condition is not just being made by outsiders. Recently, GNOME developer Benjamin Otte made the same critique in a widely discussed blog post entitled "Staring into the Abyss."
Many of the same subjects were even raised at GUADEC, GNOME's annual conference. In particular, Xan Lopez and Juan Jose Sanchez gave a presentation called "A Bright Future for GNOME" that outlined the project's challenges. Lopez and Sanchez's presentation was supposed to be a call to arms, but, in the weeks since it was delivered, it has been used mainly as proof of just how the once mighty GNOME has fallen.
Some GNOME developers have shrugged off the current malaise, noting that the project has faced challenges before. All the same, you can hardly help feeling sorry for members of the project. After all, many gave their time, labor, and ingenuity in an effort to create something new on the desktop.
But, instead of having their work accepted, they have seen it dismissed with anger and sarcasm. Some have also endured personal attacks on their competence and intelligence.
And now, after eighteen months of mostly keeping silent -- either out of project policy or simply out of the faint hope that familiarity would make users more accepting -- the GNOME team is facing the unavoidable conclusion that they have failed. It may be a necessary conclusion, but reaching it can't be easy.
So how could GNOME scramble out of its present situation? At least seven possibilities exist, although not all are equally likely. Some would even allow GNOME to back out with some grace from the dead end it's now in while remaining reasonably honest in the marketing strategy.
GNOME 3 was marketed as elegant, uncluttered, and easy. To describe it as a new vision for the desktop is not hyperbole, but a literal description of its designer's intentions.
With this perspective, the project has resisted making changes that might detract from the vision. The GNOME developers believed they had usability expertise on their side, and have shown little interest in offering more than one way to work in GNOME 3.
Yet with very few changes, GNOME 3 could be much more acceptable to most users. A moveable panel, panel applets, desktop launchers, user control of virtual desktops, menu alternatives that would remove the need for the overview -- all of these could be added easily as options. Together, they would reduce at least ninety percent of the complaints against GNOME 3.
Moreover, this way, GNOME 3 wouldn't be abandoned. It would just be modified to increase user choice -- a direction that would receive few, if any complaints.
The first releases of GNOME 3 required 3D hardware acceleration. Since many Linux machines still don't have hardware acceleration, they included a fallback mode that was a slightly crippled cousin of the last GNOME 2 releases.
In the last couple of releases, the need for hardware acceleration has eased, but the fallback mode could still be brought up to the standard of GNOME 2 in a couple of months.
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The island of Cyprus is located in the Mediterranean Sea midway between Europe, Asia, and Africa. Cyprus became an independent republic just over 50 years ago, and joined the European Union in May, 2004.
In an endeavor to draw investment capitals into this young country, the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cyprus has simplified procedures and reduced requirements for high-net-worth individuals to gain residency or citizenship by investment.
The Cyprus Citizenship by Investment program is open to high-net-worth individuals meeting simple pre-defined conditions, and permanent residence or citizenship can be attained relatively quickly.
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The Cyprus economy has shown a strong recovery in recent years. Foreign direct investment has helped to spur this momentum. The tourist industry, shipping, oil and gas exploration, and the newer 'Health and Wellness' industries are all continuing to grow. Government policy is encouraging business growth by introducing a number of business-friendly incentives. The island offers excellent business infrastructure. The business and legal systems are based on United Kingdom models, dating from the days when Cyprus was a British colony.
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The photos are up from yesterday's event (September 4th, 2017), and we're still working on the digitized DJ sets. Thanks to all that attended, and we look forward to seeing you again in 2018!
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The weather looks like it's going to cooperate with us this year, with a sunny day and temperatures creeping up to the low 80's during the afternoon.
We've double-confirmed all of our DJ's and timeslots, and hope to present an eclectic soundtrack to while away your last day of summer! Don't forget that we'll be asking for donations to help cover the costs of this free event, we appreciate your support!
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On Monday, September 4th - Labor Day, 2017, we'll be having our first Hang Free of the 2017 season. We expect to be up and running by noon on Monday, and going until sunset (probably around 7pm). Note, we will be at our new location in Fairmount Park, behind the Please Touch Museum and Memorial Hall in West Philadelphia. We'll be at a lovely spot located on Cedar Grove Drive (Link to Google Map). There's a small lot for parking, and easy bike and walking access.
Hang Free is a free, bi-annual outdoor party that occurs in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. We provide DJ's spinning music in an outdoor, casual atmosphere, where there is no cost to hang and listen. It should be a lovely day to enjoy Philadelphia's gorgeous public parks with friends and loved ones.
This Labor Day Monday our DJ guests include the usual equipment-dragging residents, DJ Linda Leigh spinning an extra-long tag-team set with her partner in all things auditory DJ D.R.E.O.. We'll also be joined by plenty of new faces and some old ones as well. New to us this year will be DJ Zenzo bringing his unique sounds to our event. We'll also be joined by long-time DJ and Philadelphia noisemaker Jack Tripper who last graced us in 2014. DJ Vernon, half of The Dance Project will be setting the mood for you. Wrapping up our day will be a another Philadelphia DJ godfather: DJ Big Daddy Blake! We look forward to hearing this powerhouse lineup on this (hopefully) warm autumn day.
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Each Hang Free guarantees some sport & fun (such as touch football or frisbee or volleyball) with friends and soon-to-be friends. Over the years, we've become more pet-friendly and child friendly, offering play for all ages and a friendly welcoming crowd. Plus, you get an eclectic soundtrack to picnic your day away with Philadelphia's hippest DJ's and sound makers.
It's hard to say a week away, but the weather predicted for our Monday event predicts a 85 degree day and a 7:27pm sunset. Please check this website on Monday for our noon announcement of event weather plans! We will not send any email updates beyond our event announcement a week prior.


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IS The Change You Want To See
People have always said "be the change you want to see in the world."
Volunteering is that change. I have volunteered before, and I would
gladly do it again. I was a hospital gift shop cashier for about a
year and I was a Big Sister in the Big Brother Big Sister mentoring
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Colombia doesn´t demand VISA for people of 88 countries of the world. This is a strategy to sell Colombia´s image and convert Colombia as international tourist destiny.
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Changing Owner User
Each Ghost blog has only one Owner user. This user is set initially when the blog is created, but is something that can be changed. Here is how you can change the Owner user:
You have to be logged in as the Owner user in order to change who the Owner is. So, log into the Ghost admin as the Owner.
In order to make a user the Owner, they have to first already be an administrator. So, since I made the Author user an administrator in the last post, lets make the Author the new Owner.
Go ahead and click on the user you want to make the Owner, and then click on the cog in the top right corner.
You will see on the drop down, it says "Make Owner". Click on that.
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The usual format of dinner, awards presentation followed by a DJ was looking a little tired and on the back of the season's success the club decided it was time for a change. With the club having a new owner as well, it was decided that a once in a lifetime performance with chart toppers the Pigeon Detectives would be a perfect tribute to an excellent season and to celebrate new ownership.
The event was themed with a rock n roll lighting design using our new Robe Robin and Pointe moving lights combined with generic fixtures. Four 4m vertical lighting trusses towered behind the stage, creating looks & movements for the awards ceremony, followed by dazzling rock effect lighting for the headline performance. Lighting was pre-programmed during sound checks on a Pearl Tiger to create a perfectly timed light show for the whole set list. Our new hire stock addition of 48 x LEDJ 7QS fixtures provided uplighting for the entire stage set, offset with smoke & haze to further enhance the lighting effects.
With such a prestigious headline act sound was of primary focus. Our system engineer designed the rig to the bands technical specification using our d&b Q1 Line Array system. E12 & Q7 in-fill speakers ensured even coverage throughout the room. After liaising with the band's sound engineer, the system was plotted onto our design software along with the seating plan, to ensure maximum audio clarity at every single seat in the venue. On stage monitoring consisted of 9 x d&b M4 monitors plus additional Sennheiser IEM for the lead singer. A Midas Pro 1 digital sound console mixed FOH & stage monitor mix.
The vision setup included 2x Christie LHD700 HD projectors for two 12' widescreens & the venues 4 in-house projectors, giving a great view of the on-stage action from any seat in the venue. A total of 7 HD camera's were mixed via a Roland V800 HD vision mixer providing live video relay of all the stage action in between VT playback and winner and sponsor logo's and idents.


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President's Letter - April
by Kevin Davies, 2011-12 Chapter President
Our year of Programs is coming to an end this month. We are working on a plant tour involving refrigeration for May, stay tuned for details. This month we have another Distinguished Lecturer (DL) coming to Lexington. The topic is Overcoming Objections to Energy Efficiency Investments, presented by Hank Jackson. The ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer program provides ASHRAE chapters, student branches, and other organizations with lecturers equipped to speak on relevant subjects of interest to ASHRAE members and guests. The distinguished lecturer program is supervised by the Chapter Technology Transfer Committee. This is our last DL for the year, so please make a point to attend this meeting. Please check out our meeting announcement to find out more. You can pay at the door: $15 for members, $20 for non-members, and $5 for students.
We are in the process of making nominations for next year's Bluegrass Chapter's Officers and Committee Chairs. If you or someone you know would be interested in becoming more involved with the local chapter, please let me know. My contact information is below.
As always, thank you for the support of your local Bluegrass Chapter. If you have any general questions, comments, or concerns as we move forward this year, do not hesitate to call me directly at 859-225-2081, or e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
-Kevin Davies
We will meet at the Campbell House for a hot lunch and presentation, beginning at 12:00. The cost will be $15 per member, $20 per non-member, and $5 for students.
This workshop explores methods that can be used by engineers, contractors, and vendors to overcome the objections of business owners toward investments in energy efficient products and services. The session will emphasize financial considerations that go beyond the traditional "first cost" and "simple payback" method. Attendees will learn how to use return on investment, life cycle cost analysis, capitalization rate, and tax effects to help business owners appreciate the true long-term financial benefits of energy efficiency. In addition, the workshop will explore the underlying psychology of financial decision-making and the thought processes that give rise to common objections to investments.
Presented by:
ETech Solutions
Weaverville, NC
Hank Jackson, owner and principal of ETech Solutions, has provided technical training and consulting services in the energy efficiency marketplace since 1979. He holds a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering (1974) and a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering (1978), both from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.
Originally registered in the state of Georgia, Mr. Jackson currently practices in North Carolina.
Mr. Jackson served as director of the Georgia Industrial Energy Extension Service program at the Georgia Institute of Technology prior to initiating his private consulting engineering practice. During a five year hiatus from consulting (1999 – 2005), he was department chair of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Asheville-Buncombe
Technical Community College in Asheville, North Carolina.
During his three decade long career in the energy field, Mr. Jackson has conducted over 500 energy audits of commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities for utility companies as well as for private owners. He specializes in custom design of energy-efficient building systems for commercial and industrial clients. As an energy management consultant, he has provided training for numerous public electric and natural gas utilities, including
Georgia Power, Midwest Gas, Pacific Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison, Florida Power and Light, and Niagara Mohawk Power. He has also traveled abroad to Jamaica and Central America to conduct energy audits and to provide technical training, including a lecture series in Spanish. Mr. Jackson is a member of ASHRAE and has been an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer since 2008.
Location details are available at http://www.bluegrassashrae.org/events-schedule/meeting-locations/campbell-house-lexington/.
The Campbell House is located on the corner of S. Broadway and Mason Headley Rd. See map below:
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ASHRAE created the HVAC Design: Level I — Essentials workshop to provide intensive, practical training for HVAC designers and others involved in the delivery of HVAC services. Developed by industry-leading professionals, this workshop presents fundamental, and technical information related to HVAC design in commercial buildings.
In three days, you will gain practical skills and knowledge in designing, installing and maintaining HVAC systems that can be put to immediate use. The workshop provides real-world examples of HVAC systems, including calculations of heating and cooling loads, ventilation and diffuser selection, using the newly renovated ASHRAE Headquarters building as a living lab. Engineered drawings of the Headquarters renovations will be incorporated to expose you to plan reading and graphical understanding of system design.
HHVAC Design: Level I — Essentials
When:May 21-23, 2012
Who Should Attend:
ASHRAE's HVAC Design: Level II — Applications workshop provides participants with advanced instruction on HVAC system designs for experienced HVAC designers or those who completed the HVAC Design: Level I — Essentials workshop.
Developed by industry-leading professionals, the workshop provides participants with advanced level information about designing, installing and maintaining HVAC systems that can be put to immediate use. Participants will gain an in-depth look into Standards 55, 62.1, 90.1, 189.1 and the Advanced Energy Design Guides, as well as a range of other HVAC topics.
Energy modeling/Life Cycle Cost
HHVAC Design: Level II — Applications
When:May 24-25, 2012
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Free ASHRAE Webcast Highlights Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems: Registration Opens March 19
ATLANTA – While conventional HVAC systems mix fresh outdoor air with the return air in one unit, dedicated outdoor air systems use standard equipment to condition fresh air separately before it enters the building. This break from tradition is quickly becoming a proven tool for utilizing energy more efficiently, and can provide a cost savings to the consumer.
Registration for ASHRAE's upcoming webcast, "Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems – A Path to Balancing Energy and IEQ," opens today, March 19. The webcast focuses on the departure from conventional HVAC systems and takes place April 19, 2012, from 1– 4 p.m. EDT.
"Based on growing popularity the chosen topic for the 2012 webcast is Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems (DOAS)," Andy Cochrane, chair of the ASHRAE committee overseeing the Webcast, said. "This webcast will describe the role of DOAS in the overall HVAC system, and discuss various DOAS equipment configurations and applications. From understanding DOAS system characteristics, to avoiding pitfalls and challenges unique to DOAS applications, the webcast is a must see for discerning owners and designers alike."
The webcast presenters are Tim McGinn, P.E., principal, DIALOG; Stanley Mumma, Ph.D., P.E., Professor Emeritus of Architectural Engineering, Pennsylvania State University; and John Murphy, applications engineer, Trane.
Three Professional Development Hours (PDHs) or three AIA Learning Units (LUs) are available.
The live program will be archived online until May 3, 2012, for viewers who are unable to participate on April 19. Registration is required to view the archived program. A DVD of the webcast will also be available for purchase.
To register, or for more information, visit www.ashrae.org/doaswebcast or call 678-539-1200 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Operation and Maintenance Guideline from ASHRAE Now Available
ATLANTA – A newly published guideline from ASHRAE gives facility managers and building operating staff a strong foundation on which to improve performance of all buildings.
ASHRAE Guideline 32-2012, Sustainable, High Performance Operation and Maintenance, provides guidance on optimizing operation and maintenance of buildings to achieve the lowest economic and environmental life cycle cost without sacrificing safety or functionality.
"The guideline will assist those who operate and maintain buildings to achieve high performance: safe, productive indoor environments; low economic life cycle cost; low energy, water and resource use; and low impacts on the environment," Michael Bobker, chair of the Guideline 32 committee. "The guideline applies to all buildings, not just new ones. We believe that all buildings can move toward sustainable high performance in their operations and maintenance."
The guideline applies to the ongoing operational practices for buildings and systems with respect to energy efficiency, occupant comfort, indoor air quality, health and safety. These systems include the building envelope, HVAC&R, plumbing, complementary energy systems, and utilities and electrical systems.
"Modern air conditioning systems protect the health, comfort and productivity of building occupants," ASHRAE Presidential Member Bill Harrison, whose presidential theme focused on the need for operation and maintenance, said. "Unfortunately, they consume a lot of energy while providing these benefits. When these systems are not operated properly, the energy they use can increase by 50 percent or more. ASHRAE Guideline 32 helps building owners and managers evaluate and eliminate the wasted energy caused by poor operating procedures. The elimination of non-value producing energy helps protect our environment while saving the building owner money. Guideline 32 provides a no regrets path to improving energy efficiency in our buildings."
The guideline contains recommendations for three levels of building oversight: senior managers, facility managers and technicians. Checklists for tracking that appropriate steps are being taken to move toward high-performance operation and maintenance are included for each.
Among the items on the checklist are:
• Technicians
o Develop an HVAC system maintenance program using ANSI/ASHRAE/ACCA Standard 180, Standard Practice for Inspection and Maintenance of Commercial Building HVAC Systems
o Maintain access and code required clearances to all HVAC and electrical equipment
• Facility managers
o Develop and implement protocols for good facility/system documentation
o Establish performance baselines and targets. Institute a system for regular reporting and evaluation.
• Senior managers
o Assess buildings, workforce, practices, management tools and systems
o Measure and report on building performance as part of regular business analytics
The cost of ASHRAE Guideline 32, Sustainable, High-Performance Operations and Maintenance, is $69 ($59, ASHRAE members). To order, contact ASHRAE Customer Contact Center at 1-800-527-4723 (United States and Canada) or 404-636-8400 (worldwide), fax 404-321-5478, or visit www.ashrae.org/bookstore
Public Input Sought on Alternative to ASHRAE Standard 62.1 Ventilation Rate Procedure Proposed
ATLANTA – A proposed change to the ventilation rate procedure in ASHRAE's indoor air quality standard is open for review after changes were made based on public input last year.
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2010, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality, sets minimum ventilation rates and other requirements for commercial and institutional buildings.
The ventilation rate procedure provides a prescriptive method for determining minimum ventilation requirements. It accounts for pollutant sources from both the building and its occupants, and allows the designer to account for the efficiency of different ventilation systems when delivering outdoor air to the breathing zone.
Proposed addendum f was first released for public comment in September 2011 after some users of Standard 62.1 indicated the ventilation rate procedure was "too complicated," according to Standard 62.1 chair Roger Hedrick. He said the 62.1 committee agreed that application of the multiple-zone recirculating system equations described in Section 6.2.5 and Appendix A can be complex.
"When designing multiple zone recirculating ventilation systems, Table 6-3 provides a default value of Ventilation Efficiency (Ev) based on the largest value of the zone primary (Zp) outdoor air fraction, for all the zones served by the system," he said. "However, if Max (Zp) exceeds 0.55, then Appendix A must be used to design the system outdoor airflow. Addendum f attempts to simplify the design process by providing a simplified default approach for cases with Max (Zp) greater than 0.55."
The earlier review draft set the default value of the zone primary outdoor air fraction based on a default minimum zone primary airflow set as 30 percent of the zone design primary airflow.
"The public review comments pointed out that this formulation did not work mathematically under certain conditions," Hedrick said. "This new public review version instead simply allows Ev to be set to 0.6, unless a higher value is provided by Table 6-3 or by using Appendix A. Use of a relatively low value of Ev will result in higher outdoor airflow rates, but using the default will simplify the system design process."
Also open for review is addendum i, which would add limits for low humidity. Recent studies have shown that excessively low humidity may result in unacceptable indoor air quality. The Standard 62.1 committee is interested in the appropriateness of the relative humidity limit and the climate zones where the requirement applies. The addendum is open for an advisory public review, meaning comments received allow for constructive input and need not be resolved or formally acted on by the project committee.
In addition to addenda f and i, three additional addenda are open for public review from March 23 until April 22. For more information, visit www.ashrae.org/publicreviews. They are:
• Addendum h –Table 6-1, includes ventilation rates for "Sports arena (play area)" and "Gym, stadium (play area)." Both space types have ventilation rates based on floor area only, the per person rate is zero. Users of the standard have expressed interest in applying demand controlled ventilation to these space types, which is effectively prohibited by the lack of a per person component to the ventilation rate. This proposed addendum replaces both of these space types with "Gym, Sports Arena (play area)", with Rp = 20 cfm/person and Ra = 0.06 cfm/ft² and assigns this new space type with an air class of 2 rather than class 1 from the first publication public review version.
• Addendum k adds an exception to the recirculation limits on Class 4 exhaust airstreams from laboratory hoods which would allow use of heat wheel energy recovery in some cases. The exception defines several criteria which the airstream must meet before such heat recovery can be used, and the heat recovery system must limit recirculation airflow to less than 0.5 percent of the outdoor air intake flow.
• Addendum l adds a refrigerated warehouse space type to Table 6-1, providing revised ventilation rates for these spaces. These rates include a "People Outdoor Air Rate, Rp" which will require ventilation during periods of expected occupancy, but do not include an "Area Outdoor Air Rate, Ra" which will allow the ventilation rate to be zero for refrigerated warehouses with no occupants.
In addition, addendum j is open for public review from March 23 until May 7. The proposed addendum would add requirements to the Indoor Air Quality Procedure (IAQP) for determining minimum ventilation rates which require consideration of the combined effects of multiple contaminants of concern on individual organ systems. This "additive" effect is already implicit in the Ventilation Rate Procedure. This proposed change is intended to improve the IAQP by requiring consideration of these additive effects that are well established in the literature for many organ systems, according to Hedrick.
Standard 189.1 Deemed Compliance Option for IGCC; ICC Announces Availability of New Green Code
ATLANTA – The building industry now has greater flexibility in the design of high performance buildings through a change impacting application of the green building standard from ASHRAE, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) included in the International Green Construction Code (IgCC).
ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2011, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, provides a green building foundation for those who strive to design, build and operate high performance buildings. It covers key topic areas of site sustainability, water-use efficiency, energy ef¬ficiency, indoor environmental quality and the building's impact on the atmosphere, materials and resources.
Standard 189.1 now serves as a compliance option with the newly published IgCC, developed by the International Code Council (ICC) and endorsed by cooperating sponsors ASTM International and the American Institute of Architects. The change allows permit applicants – rather than the authorities having jurisdiction – the option to use Standard 189.1 as the path of compliance. In earlier versions of the IgCC, Standard 189.1 was deemed a "jurisdictional compliance option," meaning code jurisdictions had to choose between the provisions of Standard 189.1 and the IgCC in determining which compliance path to take.
"ASHRAE is pleased to see this change take place, allowing building designers, owners and contractors to choose to design to Standard 189.1, instead of the choice being made solely by the jurisdiction setting the code," Ron Jarnagin, ASHRAE president, said. "With today's release of the 2012 IgCC, jurisdictions now have a viable green code at their disposal. Standard 189.1 stands on equal footing within the IgCC to provide a more complete set of options for governments and project teams alike."
"IES also fully supports the change that removes the restriction," Rita Harrold, director of technology, said. "The resulting freedom of choice will benefit all segments of the construction industry involved in developing design criteria for high performance buildings."
The 2012 IgCC serves as a new model code for constructing and remodeling residential and commercial structures and is expected to increase sustainability, cost savings and job growth while providing direction for safe and sustainable building design and construction, according to the International Code Council.
"The IgCC adds to the strong foundation of guidance to move the industry forward in regards to high performance buildings," Jarnagin said. "The document brings together the code expertise of ICC with technical expertise of ASHRAE to create a comprehensive green building code to improve overall performance of buildings, including reduction of energy consumption."
"Today, the Code Council and its cooperating sponsors announce a new green construction code that will make a contribution toward healthier, lower impact and more sustainable building practices," Richard P. Weiland, CEO of the ICC, said. "The International Green Construction Code published today was developed during the last three years with input from code and construction industry professionals, environmental organizations, policy makers and the public. Our community was diligent in developing a code that is not only adoptable, usable and enforceable, but also flexible and adaptable. We expect this new model code, like the family of other ICC Codes, to be adopted across the country and used globally."
Early versions of the IgCC released during the development of the code already have been put into use by states and jurisdictions demonstrating the need and demand for safe and sustainable construction.
The IgCC was developed at public hearings with input from experts in code development and enforcement, architecture, engineering, building science, environmental advocacy, government, business, academia and the public.
The IgCC is the first model code to include sustainability measures for an entire construction project and its site – from design, through construction, certificate of occupancy and beyond. It establishes minimum green requirements for buildings and complements voluntary rating systems. The IgCC offers flexibility to jurisdictions which adopt the code by establishing several levels of compliance, starting with the core provisions of the code, and then offering "jurisdictional requirement" options that can be customized to fit the needs of a local community. A jurisdiction can also require higher performance through the use of "project electives" provisions.
The code acts as an overlay to the existing set of International Codes, including provisions of the International Energy Conservation Code and ICC-700, the National Green Building Standard, and incorporates ASHRAE Standard 189.1 as an alternate path to compliance. The IgCC provides model code language that establishes a baseline for new and existing buildings related to energy conservation, water efficiency, site impacts, building waste, material resource efficiency and other sustainability measures. The IgCC will be updated alongside the other model codes developed through the Code Council's open, transparent and consensus-based code development process.
Proposed Changes Related to Combustion Safety, Infiltration to ASHRAE Residential IAQ Standard
ATLANTA – Public comment is being sought on proposed changes to ASHRAE's residential indoor air quality standard regarding combustion safety in existing homes and default infiltration in new construction.
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.2-2010, Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings, is the only nationally recognized indoor air quality standard developed solely for residences. It defines the roles of and minimum requirements for mechanical and natural ventilation systems and the building envelope intended to provide acceptable indoor air quality in low-rise residential buildings.
Five proposed addenda to Standard 62.2-2010 currently are open for public review. For more information, visit www.ashrae.org/publicreviews.
Proposed addendum p applies primarily to existing homes. The standard as written addresses combustion safety mainly in a prescriptive manner, with the assumptions that went into determining the requirements based on typical construction for new homes. Given the characteristics in older homes, especially leakage levels, following these requirements precisely often could have resulted in requiring replacement of equipment that in practice works fine.
"As such, addendum p is a big deal for the existing home market because it provides a performance path for combustion safety, thereby making the standard much easier to adopt in its entirety in that sector," Paul Francisco, vice chair of the Standard 62.2 committee, said. "The proposed change in the language prevents the standard from being perceived as requiring full updating to code in order to comply, including possible replacement of all combustion appliances."
Also open for public comment is addendum r, which has a larger impact on new construction. Historically, Standard 62.2 has allowed all homes to have a default infiltration credit that can be taken without any knowledge about how leaky the house really is, according to Francisco. Especially as houses have gotten tighter, the assumed infiltration may be substantially higher than actually exists in many homes, according to Francisco.
"This addendum removes the default credit, and allows infiltration to be credited only if infiltration is measured," he said. "This has the effect in new construction of requiring sufficient mechanical ventilation to provide the entire intended air exchange, thereby ensuring that the intended overall rates are achieved, or that a test is done to measure infiltration. Without that test, the installed mechanical ventilation will increase. With the test there will be little change in installed mechanical ventilation rates."
Addenda p and r are open for public review from March 23 until May 7.
Three additional addenda are open for public review from March 23 until April 22. For more information, visit www.ashrae.org/publicreviews. They are:
• Addendum a would remove Method A of ASTM E1554 as an option for the duct tightness testing in the newly proposed Section A4.1.
• Addendum o clarifies that a system must be operated in order to achieve the stated purpose of the standard to define minimum requirements for acceptable indoor air quality. Currently the standard is being interpreted by some to say that a system could be installed and turned off and still be in compliance.
• Addendum q - Historically, local exhaust fans have been permitted to serve the dual function of providing whole-house ventilation and local exhaust. When serving as dual-duty fans, the whole-house rate and the local exhaust rate have not been required to be additive. This proposed change is needed to clarify that the whole building ventilation rate can be credited towards the local exhaust rate, and that the rates are not required to be additive, according to Francisco.
ASHRAE Funds 22 Undergraduate Projects; Creation of "Shack" to Study Energy Efficiency
ATLANTA – Design and construction of a "shack" to demonstrate renewable and HVAC technologies, including solar thermal heating, photovoltaic power generation, high efficiency and green insulation options and wood pellet stoves, is being developed by undergraduate students in an ASHRAE Undergraduate Senior Project Grant.
This year, 22 schools from around the world were awarded grants. The grants, totaling some $100,000, are awarded by ASHRAE to colleges and universities worldwide to promote the study and teaching of HVAC&R, encouraging senior undergraduate students to pursue related careers.
The grants are used to design and construct projects, such as Minnesota State University – Mankato's proposal to design and construct a renewable and HVAC technologies test-bed "shack."
"In the spirit of the Solar Decathlon and the movement toward 'tiny homes,' this project aims to design and build a structure of some 24 square feet that can be used to demonstrate renewable and HVAC technologies," Patrick Tebbe, faculty advisor at Minnesota State University –
Mankato, said. "The 'shack' will be designed to accommodate a range of technologies for demonstration and testing in the classroom and research projects."
Given the university is located in the heart of ice fishing territory, the shack design will be loosely based on typical ice fishing huts or shacks. The inclusion of ice fishing creates an immediate engagement for both students and the public, according to Tebbe. He said the students hope this will generate interest in energy efficiency and sustainable design topics beyond upper level engineering courses. The shack also will be portable (most likely constructed on a sled) so it could be moved to test sites, high schools, open houses, etc., allowing for greater demonstration. It also could be adapted for summer applications.
The project will incorporate a flat plate solar collector to supplement interior heating, testing of various wood and pellet fueled stoves and weather stations from previous solar research. The construction materials likely will be supplemented with recycled and reused materials found locally.
Other ASHRAE grant recipients are:
• Purdue University – Calumet (Hammond, Ind.) – was deemed the top grant award winner for its project, Refrigeration and Heat Pump Teaching System. Two students from the university are invited to present their project as part of the Student Program at the 2013 ASHRAE Winter Conference in Dallas
• American University of Beirut (Lebanon) – Test and Optimize a Zonal Air Distribution System to Inactivate Airborne Microorganisms using Upper-Room Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation
• Carleton University (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) – Measurement of Indoor Air/Environmental Quality in Arctic Housing and University Campus Buildings
• North Carolina A& T State University (Greensboro, N.C.) – Impacts of Air Filters on Energy Consumption in Typical HVAC Systems
• Sinclair Community College (Dayton, Ohio) – Primary – Secondary Hot Water and Chilled Water System Design and Installation
• Transylvania University of Brasov – Testing Laboratory Using Renewable Sources for Radiant vs. Convective Heating and Cooling
• Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (Colombia, South America) – Clima Emulator Using Chilled Water HVAC System as Energy Sourced
• Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Johor) – Effect of Ejector Geometric Parameter on the Unitary Air Conditioner as an Expansion Device
• University of Alaska Anchorage – Air Duct Simulator
• University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada) – Undergraduate Boiler Performance Laboratory
• University of Urbana-Champaign (Illinois) – Design and Construction of an Energy Recovery Ventilation Demonstration Unit Using Heat Pump for Laboratory Use
• University of Indonesia (Kampus UI Depok) – Development of Smoke Venting Demonstration Apparatus
• University of Lagos (Nigeria) – Design and Fabrication of a Biogas-Powered Water Refrigeration Heating System
• University of Maryland (College Park) – Energy Consumption Analysis and Optimum Cooling Solutions for a Medium Size Data Center
• University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) – Desiccant Dehumidification Test Facility
• University of Windsor (Ontario, Canada) – Underwater Compressed Air Energy Storage System Model
• Western Kentucky University (Bowling Green) – Air Flow Visualization System Using Infrared Thermography
• Wright State University (Dayton, Ohio) – Heat Powered Demonstration Chiller
• California State Polytechnic University (Pomona) – Moisture Control for Carbon Dioxide Sensor Applied in a Residential Furnace
• Jimei University (Xiamen, China) – Design and Construction of an Experimental Facility for Fresh Air Ventilator with Exhaust Air Heat Recovery Systems
• University of Algarve (Faro, Portugal) – Development of Sensors for HVAC Systems Control Based in the Human Thermal-Physiology
For more information on the grant program, visit www.ashrae.org/grants. ASHRAE will begin accepting applications for the 2013-14 program in August 2012, with a December 2012 final deadline.
Things Heat Up for ASHRAE: Annual Conference to be Held in San Antonio, Texas
ATLANTA–In a city with deep historical roots, ASHRAE will convene in San Antonio, Texas, to not only "remember the Alamo," but look toward a greener future. The 2012 ASHRAE Annual Conference focuses on everything from the basics of HVAC maintenance to integrated building design.
As members work together to shape tomorrow's built environment, the influences of San Antonio's past—Old Mexico, the Wild West and the Deep South—serve as a reminder of the Society's significant role in the city's hot and dusty past, as well as the Society's position as part of a future of sustainability.
Join ASHRAE in this historic city; registration is now open for ASHRAE's 2012 Annual Conference, June 23-27.
The Technical Program features focused tracks on Integrated Energy Systems, Building Modeling Applications, Refrigeration Applications and Indoor Environmental Applications and general tracks addressing HVAC&R Systems and Equipment and Fundamentals and Applications.
"Interoperability of Smart Building Systems and Smart Grid" is the topic of the Technical Plenary, presented by Lawrence Jones, Ph.D., Alstom Grid Inc., Washington, D.C., on Sunday, June 24.
Also, an Integrated Building Controls "mini-conference" addresses the extension of building controls from just mechanical systems to lighting, water consumption, security and other building systems, working toward the goal of "intelligent buildings." Sessions related to this topic are scheduled on Sunday and Monday.
The technical program begins Sunday, June 24, and ends Wednesday, June 27, with all sessions at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Complete program details are available at www.ashrae.org/sanantonio. The entire technical program is approved for PDHs, and the majority of sessions are also approved for NY PDHs, AIA LUs and LEED AP credits.
The ASHRAE Learning Institute offers eight instructor-led training opportunities. Participants may choose from two full-day and six half-day courses to stay current on HVAC trends, including a new offering on understanding ASHRAE Standard 189.1-2011, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings.
The Conference keynote speaker is Ryan Dorsey, the Gen Y Guy®. Dorsey will focus on "Crossing the Generational Divide," explaining how four generations are currently working side-by-side in the workplace and the strengths, weaknesses and different perspectives of each. The Plenary session takes place Saturday, June 23 at Grand Hyatt San Antonio.
ASHRAE technical tours offer an inside view of how technology developed by members is practically applied in building environments. Tours at the Annual Conference include the SAWS Chiller Plant and the Blue Wing Solar Farm.
The ASHRAE Annual Conference takes place June 23-27. Register before April 20 for early bird rates. The Grand Hyatt San Antonio will serve as the headquarters hotel. Visit www.ashrae.org/sanantonio for more information.
Changes Related to Data Centers, Lighting, Space Heating Energy Source Proposed for ASHRAE/IES Energy Standard
ATLANTA – A proposed change to the ASHRAE/IES energy standard regarding data centers recognizes the role that system efficiencies – vs. only equipment – can play in reducing energy consumption.
"This change regarding data centers represents a building block as we work to build on the foundation of energy conservation in the standard," Drake Erbe, 90.1 vice chair, said. "We recognize that equipment used in buildings is reaching maximum capabilities in energy efficiency. We now must examine the role that system efficiencies play in saving energy. Inclusion of data centers in the standard was a step in that direction."
With publication of the 2010 standard, ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, data centers were included within its scope for the first time. Most data centers were required to have economizers, but some in the data center industry disagreed with the requirement, maintaining that economizers are subject to static discharge due to low humidity, gaseous contaminants and reliability.
Erbe said the 90.1 committee worked with the data center industry and ASHRAE's technical committee on mission control facilities, technology spaces and electronic equipment to develop an alternative path known as power usage effectiveness (PUE) to allow use of developing technologies for which there are no energy modeling tools available. The path is addressed in proposed addendum ap, which is currently open for public comment.
"This is a significant issue to design professionals in that without a simulation program available to model these systems they have to receive approval from the authority having jurisdiction for an exceptional calculation method, which, in most cases, is beyond the jurisdiction's knowledge level," Erbe said. "The PUE values were developed using water cooled chillers with water size economizers and air cooled chillers with air side economizers, using prescriptive requirements currently in the standard. The PUE values for all climate zones are able to be achieved by both of these conventional system types."
In total, 15 proposed addenda to Standard 90.1 are open for public review. For more information, visit www.ashrae.org/publicreviews.
Also open for public comment is addendum ao, which offers an alternative compliance path for lighting requirements aimed at the large number of smaller, simpler buildings that make up a majority of new construction and retrofit activity, according to Eric Richman, chair of the standard's lighting subcommittee. It provides a less complicated set of requirements that should be easier to apply to these types of facilities, and also includes more stringent Lighting Power Density (LPD) limits that may restrict the application of more lavish space lighting designs not commonly found in these facilities. This compliance path will replace the current whole building LPD table and only applies to a subset of building types that encompass many of the smaller, simpler buildings. The use of this method is optional and the full space-by-space method used by most designers for larger more complex facilities still remains for application to any building type, Richman said.
In addition, addendum al is open for public review. Users of Appendix G of the standard have noted that the baseline energy budget is different depending on whether electricity or natural gas is chosen for either space heating and water heating, according to Don Brundage, a member of the Energy Cost Budget subcommittee. In some cases, this can provide greater energy savings estimates from Appendix G when using one fuel versus another, and provides a strong incentive to specify the fuel that will provide the greatest energy savings using Appendix G.
"Proposed addendum al would make the baseline building energy budget (the minimum code baseline for determining energy savings) the same regardless of the choice of fuel in the proposed building, eliminating this bias," Brundage said. "This is done by setting rules to determine the fuel to be used in the baseline building for space and water heating. These rules are based on climate zones for space heating and type of building usage for water heating. This would make energy savings estimates using Appendix G more consistent and fair than under the current version of the standard."
In addition to addendum al, ao and ap, eight other addenda are open for public review from March 23 until May 7. They are addenda af, ag, ai, am, an, aq, ar and at.
Four addenda are open for public review from March 23 until April 22. They are addenda ad, ah, aj and as.


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Councillor Martin Farmer, who represents the Kings Chase Ward of Kingswood, has joined the Assembly as Labour's nominee.
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To be perfectly honest I can't remember landing in Basrah. I can remember Shaibah Log Base before we went into the APOD to live and work. I think it was late September 2004 and we were all herded in to a large Army tent, you know the types, the ones that turn instantly into a fucking greenhouse when the sun gets up. We had the flaps open and people were milling around watching DVDs on their laptops and playing cards. I had a load of video nasties and put them on, the likes of Cannibal Holocaust and Zombie Flesh Eaters had a load of lads transfixed.
There were guys who were leaving and we heard horror stories of them being shot at, RPG'd at and they'd had a pretty rough time over the summer. That was the uprising and its eventual quelling by us and some airstrikes. Things had eased down and we would enjoy a relative calm in these winter months. I'd travel into the City on top cover in snatch vehicles when months before people were being grabbed, shot and the vehicles were being burnt out.
Whilst at Shaibah we were tasked with getting some vehicles from Um Qasr which was a docking area to the southwest of Sinbad's fabled city. We were loaded on to Chinook helicopters and flown out. I had an SA80, but no ammo, body armour or helmet. I later heard about these risks being taken and didn't really notice the danger that was posed to us. The trucks were on a large container ship, they were all land rovers and we got into them and drove off in a long snakey convoy. Smoke rose into the air like the trail of a burning fuse. Two hours later we arrived back into Shaibah Logistics Base and had supper. The sun lay low on the horizon, its reddish glow emblazoned in the sky. It embellished the ground before it in a salmon hue that I knew England couldn't replicate.
I went back to Shaibah 4 months later for a Dentist's appointment I made. I took the daily Chinook ride there in the morning, had my 10 minute inspection and quick fix and waited 10 hours for the return flight.
Back in the Intelligence Cell we had a motley crew of enchanted soldiers. Captain Barnaby was the amiable Captain, whom I shared the birthplace of Ely with and even the same hospital. She was nice. There was WO2 Kennedy; hardworking, funny and a sarcastic fucker, but great to have in the office. There was a Staff Sergeant, a Sergeant, a number of Corporals and Lance Corporals: in the Intelligence Corps there were no Privates. All these had their varying characters that rubbed off on each other and made the office a great place to work. On a few occasions we'd get a pair of Americans pop in with all their black US webbing and M4 carbines, there'd even be a guy of about 45 who'd pop in. He was English, didn't show any rank insignia and said just to call him Bob, which I did one evening when he gave me a lift back to the lines. A lot of Top Secret stuff went on and on a number of occasions I was ushered out of the office with a Danish Officer and a Norwegian when an operation was being discussed. I was only cleared to Secret on that Tour, but I did get to use the Fax Machine.
It was in the corner of the Office collecting dust. I didn't know what it was for the first 4 months of the tour – it just collected dust and did fuck all. This big lump of plastic and metal that took up the corner of the room under the window.
"Dougy. SO1 needs you," Greg said from across the desk. He handed me the receiver. I put it to my ear.
"Bombardier Douglas? Oh hi there. We've got a task for you. It's just… ah… the Americans… need you to … ah…" get on with it… "send a message to their Basra Embassy."
I was about to ask 'Do they have an Embassy in Basra? Surely that would be in Baghdad?'
"Okay. How do I get this message to them?"
"There's a fax machi…"
"OH THAT'S WHAT IT IS!!! For FUCK's SAKE!!" I shouted.
"Yeah… well… ahem… I need you to send them some information. Pop in to the office."
I nudged Del and pointed to the machine in the corner. "Fax machine."
He looked up, "Yeah. I know." What the fuck!?
"See you in about a minute?" A voice called from the receiver.
"Yes, sir. See you in 55 seconds." I threw the receiver to Greg who deftly caught it between forefinger and thumb. "You should be in the circus, with those talents." I scraped the chair back and nearly tripped over the Lance Corporal Alba who was giving me a funny look.
"You okay?" She asked.
"Yeah. I'm on top of the world," I said to her, then point to the corner and whisper. "Fax machine."
"Yeah. About as much use as Tits on a Frog that thing," she said. It didn't look right coming from her, she was beautiful and some things don't look right when coming out of some people. A bit like accents. I later saw her in Hohne in 2010 with a family – she'd left the Corps, got married to her boyfriend and had kids.
I got this sheet of paper which had a load of statistics and numbers on it. I didn't want to read it in case I'd get shot or something. The SO1 told me to go straight back to the office, do not stop off at the Kitchen for a brew, do not talk to a choagee, do not collect £200, it was sensitive information.
The office was only 2 metres from the SO1's office. His office was full of maps and drawings and there was a big table where they'd do Target Packs for raids and stuff. Stuff I wasn't privy to and to be perfectly honest, that suited me fine.
There was a small book near the Fax Machine. I picked it up and blew the dust from it. I opened it and began to follow the instructions. On the left hand side of the machine were two big bold letters in red. TS. What the fuck was that? Someone's initials? Tom Selleck? I dialled the number from the book.
I heard a crackle, a beep and several clicks like a big metal ball was clunking down an arcade machine. I guess it was attaching a signal to a Satellite and encoding it perhaps? Basrah City centre was only 3 miles to the east so not sure why it needed that level of traffic security.
"Hello. This is Basrah Ops. Confirm you're identity, Over." A voice with a distinct American accent sounded, it was methodical and mechanical.
"Urrrr… This is Bombardier Douglas. 4 Brigade Headquarters. Over."
"Hello Bombardier Douglas. Authenticate Four-Niner-Brava-" what the fuck was Brava!? "Kilo-Echo-. Over."
"Urrrmmm… I dunno. Ask me one on Geography. I'm good at Geography. Nah. Sorry – I don't have anything to authenticate that, over."
"Roger…", I swear I thought I heard a sigh, "Confirm serial number on the machine, over."
"Roger, wait one," I looked down at the machine. Pulled it from the wall – it was heavy. "Anyone know where the fucking serial number is for this bad boy?"
"Yeah – they're normally on the back," Somebody shouted, I think it was Kennedy.
"Hold on a minute, muckah," I said into the mouthpiece of the receiver and pulled the Fax machine further out. I took the number down which was barely readable, after wiping away the muck. "You ready for this, it's a long un."
"Roger. Basra Ops awaiting serial number. Take your time, operator." He replied. Probably taking the piss.
I read out the number and awaited the response. "Roger," he said, "That appears to be correct. You have the information we require? Respond, over."
"It's in my hand. Where do I put it?"
"Look at the top and lift the flap." He said. I lifted the flap and it was like a photocopier , there was a slot I could put the A4 sheet in.
"Slide the sheet in and dial the following number."
I slid the A4 sheet into the top and dialled a number from the Archaic round, barrel like telephone dial system. I was then told to press the Green button and await an audible beep and a confirmation sheet would then be printed out. This needed to be attached to the original and handed back to my Officer-In-Charge.
This was completed and the cheeky fucker at the other end said, "Well done, Bombardier Douglas. We'll make a soldier out of you yet. Out."
"CHEEKY FUCKER!" I shouted and laughed.
After I'd handed back the documents in to the SO1, I asked everyone in the office. "What does TS stand for?"
"Probably TOP SECRET," Gibbo said to me. "If you follow the TS around the side of the Fax Machine. Go on have a look."
I did and found the words US EYES ONLY.
"Am I going to get shredded now? And burned at the runway?"
"There's an industrial sized Shredding machine in the Divisional HQ. We can arrange for this to happen. We can even sell tickets to people so they can watch," WO2 Kennedy said with a smile.


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Friday, July 11, 2014
The Italian lifestyle
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Beeing Polish we also prefer home made, slowly cooked food (like indians too). But unfortunalet last 20 years is a dramatic change to my country not only from communist to democtaric but also when it comes to lifestyle. Processed food had been introduced with great success. There is no time for anything nowadays. People are too busy to know their neighbours. It was completely different before. Neighbours used to be like family members and people used to help each other due to lack of products in shops. Previously young people were given apartments by the government after marriage so there was no culture of staying together but still people were close. But now young people stay with parents for long due to lack of money and very often jobs. But even while staying seperately we still have a tradition to visit parents at least once a week for a long sunday dinner.ReplyDelete
Me and my husband went for a honeymoon to Italy 1 year back. We didn't stay long at any place so we couldn't blend into the society. Venice was uniqe. I think it is not the same everywhere in Italy. Rome was very very busy just like any other huge city. Naples was extremely dirty, demolished and dominated by mafia and I was more afraid to go out on my own than in India.Replies
That is so interesting to hear, and also about the apartments given by the government - what a great idea! I had not heard of that before.Delete
Ugh, processed food....all the problems in the world..
I think Venice is much more unique as it is a walking city. I should have called this post "The Venetian lifestyle"!
- NatalieJuly 11, 2014 at 11:47 AM
I am an Italian American woman, married to an Indian American man. While there are a lot of similarities within Indian and Italian culture, I've noticed a large difference around meals, which is eating at the dinner table (this observation could also just be based on my experience). It is not considered a meal, especially dinner, if family isn't seated at the dinner table within Italian culture. A great saying is: gioie della tavola, or "the joys of the table." I've had a hard time adjusting to Indian holidays and dinners because people are standing up or sitting in different rooms. I absolutely love leisurely meals that take three hours and include talking to everyone around a table. It might not culturally be the same, because Indian holidays are typically so much larger in terms of the number of people attending and it would be difficult to find a table to seat 60 or 70, but its something that I love about Italian culture.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJuly 15, 2014 at 8:42 AM
I have the same observation as a French woman. My Indian husband really annoys me with his habit of not coming to the family dinner table, to me it's like a slap in the face. (Padparadscha)Delete
Yes, one thing I cannot stand about Indian culture is the genders eating separately. Like men eating before women. I think it is absurd!Delete
@ Natalie - I love that saying about the joys of the table. You can bond so much over meals shared!
Walking is something that is done in many European countries, in Switzerland we avoid taking the care if we can, walking, taking public transports and cycling prevails. And you find this same mindset accross European cities. This is the best way to get your workouts into your day. I still do it as much as I can in India.ReplyDeleteReplies
I love walking, it is an excellent way to exercise and see the city. As a photographer, it is my only way to explore. I also love doing it with my daughter :)Delete
- AnonymousJuly 14, 2014 at 2:01 AM
I want to go to Italy after reading this. Sounds so nice!ReplyDeleteReplies
It was great! You should go there for your honeymoon! It is a very beautiful place :)Delete
Wonderful pictures and a nice post..Loved the colours of veggies :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! The veggies were so fresh, many restaurants home-grow it in their own garden.Delete
I loved this post-it tells so much about the Italian lifestyle.I love their laid-back lifestyle and the habit of walking and socializing.ReplyDeleteReplies
Me too! It is great to take back with us, of how to improve our lives.Delete


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